New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-10
NICOLL ANALYZES THE VOTE.
HE SHOWS PLAINLY How HE WAS BEATEN
HE WAS MLPEn IL CnIAI


But GAINED IMMENSELY UPTOWN
De IAncey Nicoll Is the vclest kind Of defeated
candidate IIo early yesterday morning and
was met by his cOlorcd valet with the morning news
papers "Mlstah Nlcoll," said Tony. in thoroughly
sincere tone. "de sun says dat you has a ham
painted wrapped didn't seen It. Has yo' got 1t
here or out to Baysder -
"Tony.T replied Mr.. Nlco, al havo sent 1t to Mr..
Dana the Editor Of The SUM- a token Of my
esteem I'm sorry I didn't show 1t to you before
it went"
Tony tool, II all seriously, ais sorry. too. sab"
he replied "Ive ncvah seon a han-pantod wrap
pah, but seen Nistah Dana onct down TO Glen Cove.
Just what relation there between his having
once seen Mr.. Dana and HIS having seen a
hand painted wrapper Tony did not explain.
Mr. NIcoll occupied himself during breakfast In
studying the returns. Then hc started to walk down
to his Office friend met him in Broadway and
stopped him. Ode Lanccy." he said. II You don't
take In the torn lining 81 that OvcrcOa Will lose
your reputation for being a dude"
SHOWING now THE BOoDLErs WORKED.
Tho elasticity OF speech possessed by the young
Assistant District Attorney Is amazing. He not
In the least "brohcn up nv his defeat al feel
proud Of the vote received" he said to a Tribune
reporter. "and especially by lt9 character. Now.
81 down here with mo and lets look AT the figures.
They tell tho whole story. They show how
beaten, why ! was beaten and who beat mo. In
every district controlled by tho boodlers
knocked ont 81 sight. The TSt District Is Crarys
There 5000 votes pord, and OF them |
permitted tn receive the modest total Of l.100 Tho
Id IS kinks. aud KIRK has yet To- be tried Appar
emily he didn't caro- to have ne try him In a total
vote II G.550 votes got inst al. Tho INA DIs-
trlct IS O'NcHs Well, O'Ncn being distant from
the sccnc ~ political strife for reasons beyond his
control managed to do better. There wcTo G45O
votes cast here and / received 1892 ~ them But
Tommy Shells was on deck, tho returns from
tho WITH District couspcrously show. Hero $500
votes were poll'l. and Tommy got them all but
I.4S7. Tho VII District was Jaohnc's. and JArhnr.
Ike O'Ncl WAS occupied with engagements which
prevented his persona, parti irafion against me.
dl somewhat better here and pocd LOO ont ~ tho
G.5Go votes cast Nr, Farley present In his
district uae With. and b" only permitted me To Sc
cur leaI votes ont 81 The 1923 hat wcro poio'i
~ ta.so districts are below Fourteenth It, and
IN ucu an was cut 10 pieces. have no donbt that
morcy ID n. \ great fortune wa spent against
me-. and most Of II was put out RIGHT here in these
downtown districts. Everybody knows that there Is
largo Ignorant and pur ha>abio vote In these dis
trlci- and Tho figures show how II worked. 'H1t
a, uhe character 81 tho city improves my vote n
CT, a-0e ard shows larger acce>-ion' from me de-
mocracy. Ia the With Dltuct, for Instance. Which
Grant carried hy 30. my majority wa coo In
thc 18th colonel Follows ran ci) votes behind Cook
Cook carried tic Xtb by I,c23 and ! carried IT by
80 Tho XIth f. my home district, and ran over
100 votes ahead ~ Grant carving n by over Loo
In 10 MIN. XlIIth, NINth aud XVIII ran largely
ahead Of my ticket Tho NNlfh Il Maurice Power.
district, but here too. I gained 600 votes. In tho
NVffth witch cook carried ly 1880. ! was beaten
by ONLY 90 votes Tie XNiIlth shows gain ~ 60.
Tho AINth Is colonel Fcilows's district. but I cut
down HE majority 300 In the ANtn gained
200 votes Tho most remarkable gains were In tho
NXI-t. where NV majority was ovcr 1000 while
Cook. was only $40 Ny gam In tho NNIId was
I,5l1. The XXlIid Is Harlem and here Cook was
vl,torious by 800 majority. while carried It bS
over 700. In the NNIVh gained l,3oo votes
SUCCESSFUL ~ ~ErkGNG RFNfHGE.
1t u mo that these figures are clear enough
Tho Ls.dio people took their rcvcnsc That Is what
feared bnt could not nght such forces ~ they
brought against me-. was not IN tho business Of
buying up votes | DID expect be- elected | was
pretty sure Of IL, for | dldnt suppose they would
succeed 40 well as they dd In making nroais on Tho
Labor vote feet grateful for tho loyal Republican
vote | received. Il more than expo ted
when they nom mated ne ac opted their indorSo-
meut ia good faith, and Vas never DIS ufbed by
machno leaders. Ia two districts. the lid aud The
Win, sold ont 20 some extent, but - whoe
I was Loyalty supported by nc Republican leader,
Well II Is over now and am quito recon Ned O. tho
result. No. have nado 10 plans as To The iuluI"
after | leave this office shall ROMAN unil jan
uary here aud have plenty VI hard Wo.k before me
MIR Nitolls Chccffulncss wa- not assumed ne
f. one of fhnso natt rally huovdnt men who zip" no
heed rrvcr-es but VINO meet defeat without bitter
ness and victory without clatOn.